Laws control the lesser man. Right conduct controls the greater one. ~Chinese Proverb
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It is method on "This is England;" it is. But it can't be method on every job because it just doesn't work for everything. ~Vicky McClure
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The fool ignores proverbs, while the wise man learns from them. ~Chinese Proverb
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Listen to the wisdom of the toothless ones. ~Fijian Proverb
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No doctor is better than three. ~German Proverb
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. ~Chinese Proverb
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Go to your duty, every man, and trust yourself to Christ; for He will give you all supply just as fast as you need it. You will have just as much power as you believe you can have. Be a Christian; throw yourself upon God's work; and get the ability you want in it. ~Horace Bushnell
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When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. ~Chinese Proverb
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Beer, it's the best damn drink in the world. ~Jack Nicholson
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A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world, but very few real friends. ~Chinese Proverb
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She didn't want to think about how wrong this was or how foolish it was to give herself to a known seducer. Because tonight Oliver wasn't that man. Not to her. He was the boy who'd cried over his dead mother, the young man who'd lost himself in drink and women to forget the past, the marquess who'd vowed not to marry for money. He was the man to be her lover. ~Sabrina Jeffries
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I try to work every day, even when I am not motivated. Ritual is very important to me. ~Mel Ramos
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The bat hanging upside down laughs at the topsy-turvy world. ~Japanese Proverb
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They speak of my drinking, but never think of my thirst. ~Scottish Proverb
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He who fears to suffer, suffers from fear. ~French Proverb
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My dad says that when I was two or three I used to go out dressed as a different character every day. I remember thinking it was perfectly normal to wear different coloured shoes and carry a pink umbrella. But now I've got a goddaughter of that age; I realise it's not normal at all. ~Alice Eve
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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Tigers die and leave their skins; people die and leave their names. ~Japanese Proverb
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After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. ~Italian Proverb
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Your prosperity will only grow as fast as you do. ~Randy Gage
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What if loving something means you should mostly feel frustrated and thwarted? And then a little ruined, too, by the pursuit? But you keep coming back for more? ~Chang-Rae Lee
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Luck seeks those who flee and flees those who seek it. ~German Proverb
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We are all human beings, immigrant or non-immigrant. We all feel fear. We all love and become confused when we don't act as well as we would like to. We all get depressed and have feelings of uselessness. All of these things are true and have always been true. ~Akhil Sharma
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Given the professionalism of Michigan teachers, I think they are not teaching because of the financial rewards. ~John Engler
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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